Plunger-shaft for spring air-guns.



W. J. BURROWS.

PLUNGER SHAFT FOR SPRING AIR GUNS.

APPLICATION EILED JAN. 4, 1915- Z R m w A m d & & 4 W 2 m 0 m 5 William J15 Vfld ws WK/5&4

ATTORNEKS COLUMBIA PLANouRAPu CO-,WASHINOTON D c WILLIAM J. minnows, or rLYI/ronrn', MICHIGAN, Ass eNoR To DAISY MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, or PLYMOUTH, arIc -I eA-N, a CORPORATION or MICHIGAN.

PLUNGER-SHAFT ron,s1 RINo AIR eUNs.

lspec ificationof Letters Patent. Patented Aiig, 1"? 1915.

Application filed sa 4, 1915. Serial No. 4.47.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAIWIEJ. Bnnnows,

a citizen of the United States: of "America,

residing at Plymouth, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Plunger-Shafts for Spring Air Guns, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to spring air guns, and has among the objects thereof to obtain a simple and inexpensive construction of shank which may be formed of sheet metal; to provide a construction of shank which wvill not require special skill in assembling the parts in the barrel; to provide a construction of shank by which the life of the bearing block is materially increased; and further, to provide a simple and eflicient connection between the plunger and the shank.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudi nal section through an air gun to which my improvement is applied; Fig. 2 is a per spective View of the plunger shank; Fig. 3 is a plan of the blank from which the shank is formed; Fig. 4 is a section on the line x w of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view illustrating the connection between the plunger and the shank; Fig. 6 is 'In the one embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the plunger shank is made from a sheet metal blank of the form shown in Fig. 3, and comprises a cylindrical portion Gr having its forward end attached to the plunger B and having at its rearward end prong portions H H. These portions are arranged opposite each other, forming a bifurcation, and the ends of the prongs are enlarged as indicated at I I. Arranged intermediate the enlarged portions I I is a bearing block J secured thereto by riveting, or in any other suitable manner. This forms an enlarged head O at the rear end of the shank. V

In the construction illustrated, the bifurcated portion of the shank is adapted to embrace the abutment K for the spring 0,

larged and these portions andthe bearing-block J extends'rearwardly ofthe-abutment K and is positioned'to be engaged with the hooked end L of the spring-tensioning lever M. As shown in dotted lines in Fig; l, when it is desired to retract the plunger the lever M is moved rearwardly by the hand-lever N until the bearing block J engages the trigger D, as

indicated in full lines in Fig. l.

The bearing block J is subjected to considerable wear and I have therefore so con structed the head 0 of the shank, and so formed the bearing block that by reversing the head a different portion of the block J will be presented to the'lever Mand the sear, thereby materially increasing the life of the bearing block. The reversibility of the shank has the additional feature of simplifying the assembling of the plunger parts within the barrel. Furthermore it is often necessary to detach the plunger parts from the barrel in order to repair parts, and this is frequently done by persons not skilled in the art. By having the head 0 reversible the danger of the parts being wrongfully reassembled, is eliminated.

As before-stated, the portions I I are enare adapted to engage the barrel and form guides for the rear portion of the shank, as shown in Fig. I.

Preferably the piston B is formed separate from the shank, as this allows. the spring to be readily engaged with the shank, for as before stated, the head 0 is enlarged. As illustrated, the piston B is a short stud Pwhich is inserted in the end of the shank, the latter and the stud having alining apertures Q and R for receiving a pin S. In assembling the parts the spring is sleeved upon the shank, the stud P engaged with the end of the shank and then the pin S inserted through the alined apertures Q, R. hen the shank and the parts carried thereby are positioned within the barrel, a coil of the spring C will overlie the head T of the pin S, as shown in Fig. 5, and hold the pin in place. This arrangement makes a very simple and eflicient manner of attaching the piston to the shank.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of the invention, I do not lar structure illustrated.

What I claim as my invention is:- 'l. The combination of a plunger shank for spring air guns, a piston having a: stud apertures, and a spring sleeved upon the shank and acting to hold the pin in place.

7 2. The combination of a plunger shank for Mr guns, of a piston, lnterengaglng por- V tions upon the piston and shank, a member for securing saidinterengagin'g portions together, and a spring upon the shank acting to retain said member in place.

' sin an air gun, the; combinationiwith the sear, of a bifurcated plungerfshank, a

I reversible as a unit to present difierent 'por, tions of said block for engagement with the sear and tensioning lever. V

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM J BURBOWS.

Witnesses? H :E. C. HoUoH, p

F. F. BENNETT. r

Copies of this patent inay be obtained for five cents eaeh by addressing the Commissioner of Patents;

Washington, D. C. a I 

